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International stocks trading in New York closed higher on Friday, as the S&P/BNY Mellon index of American depositary receipts gained 0.3% to 163.51.

The European index increased 0.2% to 158.50. The Asian index gained 0.6% to 188.91. The Latin American index rose 0.3% to 213.79, while the emerging-markets index increased 0.6% to 304.91.

China's The9 was the biggest leader during the session, with a jump 16% to $4.67, and Israel-based Purple Biotech surged 12% to 65 cents. Quhuo, which is based in China, rounded out the top three leaders on Friday, with shares that surged 12% to $1.17.

Fresh2 Group based in China, posted the largest decline, cratered 23% to 40 cents, followed by shares of China's Adagene, which plummeted 22% to $2.64. Shares of Japan-based SYLA Technologies plunged 16% to $4.56.


Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet.


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